Wiley Thompson, aged 54, met a tragic end on December 28, 1835, at Fort King, Florida. Thompson, who served as the Seminole Indian Agent, was deeply involved in the contentious process of Indian removal, a policy strongly supported by President Andrew Jackson. His role required him to oversee the relocation of the Seminole people from Florida to designated territories west of the Mississippi River, as stipulated by the treaties of Payne’s Landing (1832) and Fort Gibson (1833). This task placed
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